Minggu, 06 November 2016

Merry Riana, The Amazing Women from Indonesia

 Hi, everyone!
Now, I want to tell you about someone's biography. Someone that has an influence for everyone around her. She is an amazing woman from Indonesia, Merry Riana.
"Dreams of a Million Dollars" is an inspirational book that written by Merry Riana. Merry Riana is one of the most successful enterpreneur and motivator from Indonesia. She also become the number one's  Speaker, Trainer and  Motivator Woman in Asia. 



 Merry Riana was born on May 29th, 1980 in Jakarta and grew up in a modest family. Her father's name is Ir. Suanto Sosrosaputro. He is a businessman. Her mother's name is Lynda Sanian. She is a housewife. She was the eldest of her three brothers. 



The journey of her life in Singapore started when there was an incident on 1998. She studied in Department of electrical engineering of Trisakti University .But because of the incident, she then chose College in Singapore to avoid unwanted things. Merry's father decided to send his daughter to study abroad. And at that time, singapore is a right choice because the distance is relatively close, it has safe environment and a good education system.




Start classes at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore
Merry began studying at College in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in 1998. Merry wanted to become an engineer. That may be because she wanted to help her father in running the business. Without enough preparation for College in a foreign country, Merry had failed in United Kingdom language tests in Nanyang Technological University. Without preparation to prepare adequate funds, Merry borrowed funds from the Government of Singapore. She borrowed the funds a scholarship Government Singapore Bank for $ 40000 and should be repaid after graduation.

She only had $ 10 during a week. These funds are extremely minimal. So, to downsize, Merry only eating instant noodles in the morning, lunch with 2 pieces of bread without jam, participated in seminars and gatherings in the evenings for the sake of a free meal, even for a drink she took from tap water in her campus. It fade almost daily in his first year of College. The biggest concern of her life at that time was how to seek income beyond. She became a part time worker to hand out pamphlets on the street, being the keeper of a flower shop, and became a waiter in the hotel's Banquet.

When realizing her life not changed even though it has entered the second year of College, Merry began building a dream.
I make resolutions when the 20th anniversary. I have to have financial freedom before the age of 30. In other words, people should be so successful. The lowest point in my life makes me want to realize the dream. - Merry Riana.
Because it had no educational background and business experience before, Merry gathering information by following the seminar and immerse herself in the Student Affairs Organization related to the business world.


The Struggle In Doing Business
With not enough business experience and knowledge, Merry entered the business world. she did it because she knew that having a regular job is not enough to fulfill her dream of success in the age of 30. She tried various business opportunities and try her luck with the thesis business, MLM business, try playing the stocks. All of them ended in failure. Merry also tried to practice with dive into multi level marketing despite the loss eventually 200 dollars. Merry lost 10000 dollar  when turning the money in the stock business. Mental illness had fallen though in such conditions, Merry lost all its investments and slumped. Even so, Merry rose up and tried hard to become an entrepreneur. Merry start trying from the beginning by studying in earnest about the ins and outs of the market. Once ready, she decided to study in financial planning industry. Merry thought that's the thing that will make it capable of realizing her dream in a relatively short time.

When she finished her college, along with his friend Tjenderasa who is Alva when in college then and now her husband, the two of them started working together, learning from the experience of successful entrepreneurs, Merry Riana then start from the sales sector in the field of financial services. When Merry began her career as a financial advisor, she must grapple with a host of challenges and obstacles. His parents, professors as well as his friends is less agreed with the decision of hers. Merry did not have the capability of Mandarin where as more than half of the population of Singapore is Chinese ethnic. As a foreigners there, experience and relationships Merry is very limited. However, one of the reasons that make Merry relentlessness is a young age and still single so that she feels freer and more risk-taking. Without feeling overly burdened with the possibility of having to fail or succeed, Merry prefers to focus on the experiences and the lessons she could get during the early phases of his career. But Merry strengthens already. He worked 14 hours a day, standing near the MRT station & bus stops to offer insurance, even he worked till midnight and just got home at 2 in the morning, not to mention an uncertain income make it was forced to return



Success As A Financial Consultant
Until the end he success as Financial Consultant selling financial products such as insurance, banking and credit card deposit., savings, etc. In the first six months of his career at Prudential, Merry managed to pay off his debts by 40 thousand Singapore dollars, and exactly one his first year he successfully earning amounting to 200 Thousand Dollar Singapore or 1.5 Billion Rupiah. Merry Riana is then given a New Advisor Award for top line many people working in the profession of financial advisers in 2003, Then in 2004, the brilliant achievements of the Merry making it promoted as Manager. Merry and then started his own business after was appointed manager by renting an Office and have the employee himself then he established the MRO (Merry Riana Organization) a financial services company he founded MRO Consultancy operating in the field of training, motvasi and printing of books based in Singapore. Together with his team in MRO, Merry has programs empowering women and young children. Members of his team at the Agency is in fact belongs to the young, aged 20-30 years. "I want to accommodate young people who have the ambition and passion like me," he said.

Her desire to share it not only performed in Singapore. At the 30th birthday, Merry making new resolutions, that gives a positive impact on one million people in Asia, especially in his homeland, Indonesia. In 2005, Merry received the award as the Top Agency of the Year Award and Top Rookie Agency. Up to now the Merry has motivated and trained thousands of executives and professionals in the fields of sales, marketing and motivation. In his company, consisting of 40 financial advisers Merry, who uniquely has a still young age (between 21-30 years).

With success stories and preaching in droves soon Merry Riana is known as a successful woman entrepreneur and be a motivator to sharing knowledge and success tips that everyone be successful individuals. Now, Merry Riana has a dream to provide a positive impact for 1 million people in Asia, especially in Indonesia. One of them by launching the book "dreams of a million Dollars" which is very inspiring and will be appointed to the big screen.

Merry States that his motivation is not only comes from a desire to provide better lives on her parents but also from his ambition to help the younger generation to do similar things. He hopes the youths were able to give a better life, not only for themselves but also for their parents and other family members.



The book " dreams of a million Dollars " itself has become a National Bestseller in just over a month after its launch. The book drew public attention Singapore and Southeast Asia due to write about achievements of Merry Riana generate S $ 1,000,000 at 26 years old, originally, Merry Riana is a Coed Nanyang Technological University which owed as much as S $ 40000. Profile Merry Riana's success began to be known after appearing on the article The Strait Times on 26 January 2007, entitled "she's made her first million at just age 26" ("he reached a million dollars in his first 26 years old"). Merry Riana is active as a speaker at various seminars, company, school and mass media in Singapore and several other countries in Southeast Asia. He is active in utilizing the social networking Twitter account via twitter in @MerryRiana

Motivational words from Merry Riana
  • Positive thinking is a job that is easy, all you need is ' don't think negative. '
  • Life is like riding a bicycle. We will continue to advance, as long as we are still pressing on the pedals.
  • Changed before the change that will force you.
  • Life may be full of problems. But as long as you provide the best & continue to pray, everything will be beautiful in time.
  • Give a your sweetest smile even  your heart hurt at the moment though, at least you can still be happy people in the round.
  • Do yourself a favor and his goodness will be increasingly felt.
  • Don't just settle so spectators and commentators. Be the Director and cast.
  • The OPPORTUNITY is already a long wait ahead of us. Fast moving, before everyone else comes to pick him up.
  • Pleasure & suffering is only temporary. Don't be swayed by temporary pleasures do not give up because of the suffering in the meantime.
  • If we wait until all the circumstances already perfect recently we take action, it may be his chance was gone.
  • If we guilty on other people admit mistakes and apologize. If others guilty in us: hear and forgive.
  • Don't underestimate the little things. Great things can only be achieved by reaching the little things first.
That's a biography of the amazing women from Indonesia, Merry Riana. I hope we can learn many thing from her story and it can motivated ourselves to be better person in the future. Thank you and see you in the next post.

Source : http://www.intisaribiografi.com/2015/12/biography-of-merry-riana-most.html